Science23 Uttarakhand glaciers have reportedly retreated a combined 25.6 km
KumaonJagran reports an average retreat of 23.23 metres a year across the Indian Central Himalaya, citing a study by researchers at UPES Dehradun and the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology.
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KumaonJagran reports that a study by researchers at UPES Dehradun and the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology found a combined 25,621 metres of retreat across 23 major Uttarakhand glaciers. Published September 15 in Discover Geoscience, the study analysed field surveys, satellite imagery and elevation models from 1990–2024. The account identifies Khatling as the worst affected, retreating at 88 metres a year. It also describes 47 glacial lakes that have formed ahead of Milam glacier and warns that more lakes mean greater risk of glacial lake outburst floods for downstream villages.
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23 Uttarakhand glaciers have reportedly retreated a combined 25.6 km
KumaonJagran reports an average retreat of 23.23 metres a year across the Indian Central Himalaya, citing a study by researchers at UPES Dehradun and the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology.